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Instead of dismissing the trackpoint because of how it looks, try using it exclusively for a week to understand why people really like them.
On the flip side if you use a Mac track pad for a week you’ll never need a track point.
That annoying ugly "button" in the middle of the keyboard is the main thing that makes me rule out lenovo laptops in general before I even look at them. I find it very hard to understand why anyone would want to add one!
I find it interesting that your criteria for selecting a laptop seem to be primarily aesthetic. I would guess that you are in a small minority here on HN, with most people selecting based on price, feature-set, and possibly brand loyalty/aversion (i.e. "Never buying an Acer again!"). Even if they don't use the nib personally, it's quick to disable and then it's just a visual feature on the keyboard.
I had one and broke the hinges just past my warranty period...
I'm also confused as to why anyone would find it functionally better than a trackpad.
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Instead of dismissing the trackpoint because of how it looks, try using it exclusively for a week to understand why people really like them.
On the flip side if you use a Mac track pad for a week you’ll never need a track point.
I was already on a tiling window manager, so I borrowed a friend's Ergodox Ez, did a custom keyboard layout, and augment the keyboard navigation with a regular wireless mouse. I'm pretty happy with that setup. The benefits of the custom keymap outweigh the benefits of a Trackpoint.
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Instead of dismissing the trackpoint because of how it looks, try using it exclusively for a week to understand why people really like them.
On the flip side if you use a Mac track pad for a week you’ll never need a track point.
Even though a Mac track pad might be the best trackpad out there, a trackpad has always been less than optimal substitute for a separate mouse, but being build in the device and always available made up for that gap in convenience.
For laptops, if the principle agrees with you, a trackpoint is a far superior device to even a separate mouse for almost all uses.
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On the flip side if you use a Mac track pad for a week you’ll never need a track point.
I found the Mac trackpad worse than those on other laptops actually - seems to somehow get in my way more and it's push down thing seemed far more annoying than the tap gestures common on other devices. Fortunately that switch is possible on them I believe, just seems like you're giving up a "feature" to change it...
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On the flip side if you use a Mac track pad for a week you’ll never need a track point.
I doubt that. Even though a Mac track pad might be the best trackpad out there, a trackpad has always been less than optimal substitute for a separate mouse, but being build in the device and always available made up for that gap in convenience. For laptops, if the principle agrees with you, a trackpoint is a far superior device to even a separate mouse for almost all uses.
The idea of a trackpoint on my desktop keyboard is what led me to pull the trigger on one of these: https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/
As someone who debugs programs often, and renames files with f2, I like f-keys. It looks like a great keyboard, aside from the lack of f-keys.
I am a long time trackpoint user. I'd been using the Lenovo Bluetooth keyboard for several years but wanted to upgrade to a nice split mechanical. I looked into several models of mechanical keyboards that had trackpoints, but none of them appealed. And looking into the various hacks to add one were a bit beyond what I wanted to try on an expensive new keyboard. I noticed that qmk firmware seemed to have a nice implem…